Chalet Balkiss

Chalet Balkiss is a self-catered chalet in Courchevel, sleeping 14 in 7 bedrooms. It has a hot tub, a sauna and a fireplace. In the last week of December the afternoons are short and everybody comes in cold, which is when a hot tub stops being a luxury and starts being the best thing in the resort. Beds: 5 doubles and 4 singles, with 8 bathrooms.

Courchevel scores 57 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score, with the village at 1300m. That means it is normally open at Christmas, with the lower runs depending more on the year.

At 14 guests this is a whole-group chalet — two or three families, or the kind of Christmas where everybody comes. It lists family facilities such as a high chair or family rooms, which is the detail that decides it for anyone travelling with small children. It is self-catered, so you cook — including on the 25th. That suits groups who want to eat on their own schedule.

It is not ski-to-door, so factor in getting to the lifts each morning. Resort supermarkets keep short and unpredictable hours over Christmas and many close entirely on the 25th. Order ahead or shop on arrival. A chalet this size usually only goes as a whole, so it is a better fit for a group that has already formed. Pets are not allowed. Check the bed layout and what is included (linen, towels, final cleaning) on Booking.com before you book — Christmas week is often sold as a fixed seven nights.

Chalet Balkiss is in Courchevel. The usual arrival airports for Courchevel are Geneva (GVA), Lyon (LYS), Chambéry (CMF). We do not publish transfer times, because they swing widely with traffic and road conditions on a Saturday in Christmas week.

Christmas week 2026 runs 19 Dec – 26 Dec 2026 — the Saturday-to-Saturday changeover most Alpine chalets work to, with Christmas Day falling mid-week.

Courchevel scores 57 out of 100 on our Christmas Snow Score. The Courchevel resort page shows how that is worked out and what Christmas in the village is actually like.